THEME EXPLORATION

adaptation to modernity

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
The Croods
The Croods
2013 · Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
2016 · Paul Schrader
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films examine how families and individuals navigate changing social structures, technology, and values in contemporary Japan.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her work documents marginalized communities' survival strategies and dignity in the face of economic modernization and displacement.